On my last days off I took a drive over to Prescott, Wisconsin, to meet a friend for lunch at a bar called Muddy Waters. This place is on the bank of the Mississippi River and has outside decks overlooking the river for summertime dining. It's still pretty nippy out here, so we stayed in the main bar. Turns out they have some good food and beer in this place.

I had these Cajun marinated and blackened beef tips. I told the bar maid I wanted them cooked so that a competent veterinarian might restore it to good health. She just stared uncomprehending at me until my friend piped up, "He wants it bloody"! It came out delicious!